Got to love it.

Bill Connelly (football outsiders, football study hall) now includes in his ranking for previewing games

Quote:MACtion: This is a look at how closely teams are associated with big-play football (like those high-scoring, mid-week MAC games). Teams that rank high on the MACtion scale play games with a ton of both big plays (gained and allowed) and passing downs. For more, go here.

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...bowl-games

I guess Washington and Baylor don't play defense either.

I guess everyone wants to play like Toledo. LOL

(12-30-2011 11:50 AM)utpotts Wrote:  I guess everyone wants to play like Toledo. LOL

If can't play UT ball, how about EMU ball?

EMU 14, WMU 10

WMU came pretty damn close to having an outstanding season.

3 points to Illinois and UT, 4 to EMU and 5 to Purdue.

(12-30-2011 12:09 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(12-30-2011 11:50 AM)utpotts Wrote:  I guess everyone wants to play like Toledo. LOL

If can't play UT ball, how about EMU ball?

EMU 14, WMU 10

WMU came pretty damn close to having an outstanding season.

3 points to Illinois and UT, 4 to EMU and 5 to Purdue.

Then there was the rained out Michigan game...

RG3 got outplayed by the no-name Washington QB.

The PAC-12 is going to be hilariously awesome in a few years. Washington last night's already there, Oregon, USC, Leach at Wazzu, Rodriguez at Arizona.

(12-30-2011 03:22 PM)bronconick Wrote:  The PAC-12 is going to be hilariously awesome in a few years. Washington last night's already there, Oregon, USC, Leach at Wazzu, Rodriguez at Arizona.

Where's all that talent going to come from?

Looks like the well will be drying up for Boise.

To be fair, Leach wasn't exactly pulling down elite talent in Lubbock before, Crabtree aside.

Boise will still be finding solid defensive players, though.

(12-30-2011 03:25 PM)bronconick Wrote:  To be fair, Leach wasn't exactly pulling down elite talent in Lubbock before, Crabtree aside.

Boise will still be finding solid defensive players, though.

I'm sure they will be fine, but there will be more competition for the CA talent that they rely on.

(12-30-2011 03:23 PM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  

(12-30-2011 03:22 PM)bronconick Wrote:  The PAC-12 is going to be hilariously awesome in a few years. Washington last night's already there, Oregon, USC, Leach at Wazzu, Rodriguez at Arizona.

Where's all that talent going to come from?

Looks like the well will be drying up for Boise.

Moving to the Big East should help Boise continue to stay a step ahead of the Mountain Timezone schools in recruiting and competitive nationally.

It has proven continuously that AQ status will lead a program to attract a higher caliber athlete. Once AQ status goes away the Big East will do it mainly by having schools located in talent hotbeds (2 in FL, 2 in TX, 1 in CA) and with less dead weight than CUSA/MWC/alliance (as usual).

(12-30-2011 03:34 PM)Louis Kitton Wrote:  

(12-30-2011 03:23 PM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  

(12-30-2011 03:22 PM)bronconick Wrote:  The PAC-12 is going to be hilariously awesome in a few years. Washington last night's already there, Oregon, USC, Leach at Wazzu, Rodriguez at Arizona.

Where's all that talent going to come from?

Looks like the well will be drying up for Boise.

Moving to the Big East should help Boise continue to stay a step ahead of the Mountain Timezone schools in recruiting and competitive nationally.

It has proven continuously that AQ status will lead a program to attract a higher caliber athlete. Once AQ status goes away the Big East will do it mainly by having schools located in talent hotbeds (2 in FL, 2 in TX, 1 in CA) and with less dead weight than CUSA/MWC/alliance (as usual).

I'm sure they will be fine. But there will be more competition for that CA talent if more of the PAC12 teams take it up a notch.

(12-30-2011 03:39 PM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  

(12-30-2011 03:34 PM)Louis Kitton Wrote:  

(12-30-2011 03:23 PM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  

(12-30-2011 03:22 PM)bronconick Wrote:  The PAC-12 is going to be hilariously awesome in a few years. Washington last night's already there, Oregon, USC, Leach at Wazzu, Rodriguez at Arizona.

Where's all that talent going to come from?

Looks like the well will be drying up for Boise.

Moving to the Big East should help Boise continue to stay a step ahead of the Mountain Timezone schools in recruiting and competitive nationally.

It has proven continuously that AQ status will lead a program to attract a higher caliber athlete. Once AQ status goes away the Big East will do it mainly by having schools located in talent hotbeds (2 in FL, 2 in TX, 1 in CA) and with less dead weight than CUSA/MWC/alliance (as usual).

I'm sure they will be fine. But there will be more competition for that CA talent if more of the PAC12 teams take it up a notch.

Boise will have to start pulling in then from Texas, I guess.

Boise aside from just a few seasons has been at least 7 or 8 program going back to the 70's and reflects well on their long term survival as a player at least in the top 40. They aren't going to tank like Marshall did upon move to CUSA or anything remotely as terrible.

(12-30-2011 03:41 PM)Louis Kitton Wrote:  They aren't going to tank like Marshall did

Dance to the music...